As the Syrian military tightened its deadly vise on a besieged neighborhood of the central city of Homs, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to condemn the government of President Bashar al-Assad for widespread violations of human rights in the crackdown on its opponents.

"Widespread violations of human rights" in a "crackdown" on "opponents"--why, that doesn't sound nearly as bad as the "incredible violence" that took place on that Turkish boat.

The two statements--and their vastly different time frames--tell you all you need to know about this alleged, this grotesque excuse for a "human rights" organization.